Decision details

Arts and Culture Policy Framework

Purpose:

To determine the Council's policy framework
for its support for arts and culture

Decisions:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor
Clifford)

Cabinet received a report from
the Director of Economic Growth and Regeneration, which sought
approval of the Arts and Culture Policy for
consultation. The policy framework was
designed to provide a means by which the Council’s support
for arts and culture could be evaluated against corporate
priorities and key quality criteria.

The options, options analysis,
including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set
out in the report as follows:

Continuing
without a policy in place offers no identified benefits. The lack
of policy risks public funds being used to promote activities that
either do not provide value for money or offer no material benefit.
Introducing a policy based on evidence will ensure fairness and
consistency in terms of allocation of funds and resources and will
align the delivery of services with the Council’s
priorities.

The officer preferred option is to agree the draft Arts and
Culture Policy for consultation.

Councillor Clifford
proposed, seconded by Councillor Hanson:-

“That the
recommendation, as set out in the report, be
approved.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)
That the draft Arts and Culture Policy be approved for
consultation.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Director of Economic Growth and
Regeneration

Reasons for making the decision:

The City Council invests and
uses its resources to support arts and culture in the
district. The decision will enable the
Council to establish the arrangements necessary to ensure the best
possible results from its contributions in a way that is fair and
transparent.